Brooksward School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. It has improved since the previous inspection because the headteacher and the governing body have concentrated on raising standards and improving the quality of teaching. Standards throughout the school have risen steadily so that by the end of Year 6 they are broadly average in reading, writing and mathematics.

Pupils make good progress in developing their reading skills, especially in Key Stage 2. Most of the teaching is good with some outstanding examples. Pupils behave well and have a good understanding of personal safety.

High quality art work and imaginative displays in classrooms and around the school support pupils' learning well.... It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils do not yet make good progress in mathematics in Key Stage 2, and in writing in Key Stages 1 and 2. More-able pupils are not always given hard enough work.

Occasionally, lessons are not taught well enough. The pace of some lessons is too slow. Teaching assistants are not always used to best effect.

There are insufficient opportunities for staff to share and build on good practice.

Information about this school

The school is similar in size to the average primary school. The majority of the pupils are White British.

The remaining pupils come from a number of different minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils speaking English as an additional language is considerably higher than average but few are currently at the early stages of learning English. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above average.

The proportions identified for additional support through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs are well above average. Most of these pupils have moderate learning difficulties. The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium (additional government funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, who are looked after by the local authority or whose families are in the armed forces) is average.

There are no pupils currently being looked after by the local authority or whose families are in the armed forces. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The on-site privately run pre-school and nursery were not visited as part of this inspection.

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